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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., center, listens as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, speaks, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The GOP’s medical credo: ‘First, do harm’

So here we go again with the Republican quest to wreck the health care coverage of tens of millions of Americans. If you’re sick of ...

8 years ago

 Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., (left), accompanied by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., (right), speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Booker backs universal single-payer health care bill

Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, is throwing his support behind legislation to offer universal single-payer health care to all Americans, saying i ...

8 years ago

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 FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2013 photo, the sun rises in Seaside Heights, N.J., behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which fell into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy. In May 2013 it was dismantled and removed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Lifestyle

Advice from Superstorm Sandy survivors: ‘Document everything’

New Jerseyans who survived Hurricane Sandy five years ago have watched heartbroken as scenes of devastation have unfolded in Houston and ...

8 years ago

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Health

Fears rise that cuts in ACA ad budget will hurt the most vulnerable

The Trump Administration is drastically reducing funding for Affordable Care Act outreach. The budget for the navigator program ...

8 years ago

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Courts & Law

New Jersey hoping an amnesty approach on Medicaid fraud might work

New Jersey is trying a pilot program that will allow Ocean County residents who fraudently obtained Medicaid to avoid prosecution if they ...

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Rehearsing transgender healthcare

Medical students learn trans care in the classroom and the exam room. Bianca Leigh is playing a character named Tia Lopez. ...

8 years ago

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President Donald Trump departs after speaking during an event about healthcare in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Health

Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?

Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...

8 years ago

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Insurance companies are part of the opioid addiction problem

At first, I just felt very anxious, but anxiety soon led to physical shaking. My stomach felt like someone who weighed 300 pounds was sta ...

8 years ago

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is shown greeting President Donald Trump at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa., in April. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Politics & Policy

Toomey’s health care tax cut costs Pennsylvania up to $4.8 billion per year

The health care bill in the U.S. Senate is very much like the one in the House, but in one respect it is far worse, thanks to Pennsylvani ...

8 years ago

 Protesters in Los Angeles in march demonstrate against the American Health Care Act, which the White House hopes will replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file
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Health

The dangers of replacing Obamacare with the Republican health care bill

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8 years ago

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With deadline looming, Senators call for revamp of National Flood Insurance system

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8 years ago

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Health care must be provided communally

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8 years ago

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